Oakland Raiders: Holiday Wish List heading into 2019
By Brad Weiss
The Oakland Raiders have struggled through a 3-11 season through Week 15 in 2018, and here is what their holiday wish list for next year would look like.
It has been a pretty tough season for Raider Nation, as their beloved Oakland Raiders head into a Week 16 matchup with the Denver Broncos sitting at 3-11. In fact, in Jon Gruden’s first season back as head coach, they are one of only two teams with only three wins, and if the season ended tomorrow, they would have the second overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
That is not the way the season was expected to go when Gruden was brought back in January, but here we are, waiting out another season outside of the playoffs. The roster is littered with holes, there are some aging contracts coming off the books, and a bunch of draft picks await the franchise over the next two NFL Drafts.
In total, the organization may be down, but definitely not out, as the young players have really stepped up in 2018. They are building a foundation to be a great time for the long run, and it is my belief that they have the right guy leading the charge in quarterback Derek Carr.
Being that it is the holiday season, let us take a look at what the Raiders franchise may have jotted down if they were sending a wish list out. Here is the Raiders Holiday Wish List heading into the 2019 NFL season.